Mutual Vend is a decentralized, peer to peer 3D-printable vending machine network where every purchase earns you a share of the profits. Mutual Vend creates a self-sustaining, consumer-owned retail network through two simple principles: shared responsibility for stocking machines and shared rewards from every purchase. Consumers stake collateral to stock machines cooperatively, with other […]
Future of Sustainable Buildings: Plumbing Systems & Data for Resilience is a project that combines mechanical engineering and data science to demonstrate how plumbing and building systems impact sustainability, equity, and public health in cities like New York. The demo will feature an interactive visualization where visitors can simulate choices, such as upgrading plumbing systems, […]
Palumba NYC x WOTB is a simple app and website helping New Yorkers vote at the NYC Mayoral Elections. Based on the successful European experience of Palumba, which gathered nearly 200k users across 27 countries and was #1 in the App Store, this Tinder-style test matches you with the candidates that stand for your vision […]
The Reboot is our time to hang out, reflect on the day’s demos, and interact with the online PIT community.
Welcome to the 11th day of the NYC PIT Pop Up! Today’s theme explores PIT careers and celebrates young people. PIT Careers/Young People’s Day Schedule: Daily Demos: 2:00pm-6:00pm Beyond the Bus: A Spatial and Socio-Economic Analysis of MTA Bus Violations Turtles All the Way Down App Microscope Robot for Public Good UPchieve Public Interest Data […]
At the start of 2019, the MTA introduced a new technology with efforts to speed of bus routes in the NYC boroughs. The Bus Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE) system was implemented onto specific buses, eventually spreading onto buses across the five boroughs. Beyond the Bus: A Spatial and Socio-Economic Analysis of MTA Bus Violations […]
Turtles All the Way Down is a hands-on, audience-assisted live-coding demo using Turtle Geometry, a tool from MIT that was used to enable children as young as preschool to learn introductory coding and mathematical operations. The history of Turtle coding, which is rich and varied, touches all aspects of education reform in the US (successful […]
App Microscope is a tool to display the Internet Safety Labs safety label (ISL Safety Label) for mobile applications. The information in the ISL Safety Label is designed to highlight safety risks found in the app when using it as it was designed to be used. ISL calls these inherent risks “programmatic harms”. Most of the […]
Robot for Public Good: Empathy, Ethics, and Play in Human–Robot Interaction is an interactive demo exploring how robots can embody empathy, ethics, and community values while promoting emotional learning. Using an expressive, AI-driven robot, the installation invites visitors to experience how technology can model care, curiosity, and civic awareness. The demo highlights how robots can […]
UPchieve is a nonprofit edtech platform that provides 24/7 free, on-demand tutoring and college support for low-income students. The platform connects students with trained volunteer tutors in real time, so academic help is available whenever and wherever they need it. At the PIT Pop Up, visitors will see both sides of the experience. They can […]
Georgia State University’s Library Research Data Services (RDS) Department launched the Public Interest Data Literacy (PIDLit) Learning Lab, a grant-funded experiential learning course titled “Tackling Food Insecurity.” Offered in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024, the course connected students with local organizations—Panther’s Pantry, Wholesome Wave Georgia, MARTA Markets, and ATLytiCS—to apply data skills toward addressing food […]
How can we use technology to change our city and the world for the better? Join us for an exclusive screening of Roadtrip Nation’s newest documentary “Tech for Us” + a Public Interest Tech conversation at City Tech! Check out the trailer below and RSVP here!